Senate roll call 504 · 35th Congress · Jan 27, 1859
To table S. 65. (p.633, col.3)
On Jan 27, 1859, the Senate voted 23–29 (S 65). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 20–11, Republicans 2–15, Others 1–3. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 13 members voted against their own party.
During the 35th Congress (1857–1858), James Buchanan was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 23
- No
- 29
- Did not vote
- 21
- Date
- Jan 27, 1859
By party
- Democrats20 yes · 11 no · 16 didn’t vote
- Republicans2 yes · 15 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 3 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA voted no
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA voted no
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE voted no
- George Wallace Jones D-IA voted no
- Jesse David Bright D-IN voted no
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted no
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN voted no
- James Shields D-MN voted no
- Trusten Polk D-MO voted no
- Preston King R-NY voted yes
- William Bigler D-PA voted no
- Matthias Ward D-TX voted no
- Solomon Foot R-VT voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- John Slidell D-LA
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- Preston King R-NY
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- James Chesnut Jr. D-SC
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Solomon Foot R-VT
How each senator voted: No
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Shields D-MN
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- William Bigler D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- John Bell O-TN
- Matthias Ward D-TX
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- Charles Durkee R-WI
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Did not vote
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- James Bell R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- Philip Allen D-RI
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- Arthur Peronneau Hayne D-SC
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- Josiah James Evans D-SC
- James Pinckney Henderson D-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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